Operating mechanism for music-rolls.



L. H. MAIER. I OPERATING MECHANISM FOR MUSIC ROLLS.

I APPLICATION FILED MAY29,1912. 146

Patented July 13, 1915.

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L. H. MAIER.

, OPERATING MECHANISM FOR MUSIC ROLLS.

' 1 APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, I912. 1,146,436. Patented July 13, 1915.

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' Kl-tivelyesupporting a music sheet rolllfand a saidwheels intolgooaction with the other of -iiotherfdr v ng vvheell 1- js vdriving Wheel for the music roll to rewind I the first named drivingwvheel, a shaft carryinterposed*betweenj said v vvheels to engage va ,atgrgemo ,3

v f exhaust s upplyi'and f "5ifThecomhinati0i1 of means formo'vably" uitahleimotorxfor;op;;f I n a wvellxknown maner, driving :Whee'lfor the takej-up roll,- a driv v a; be made? in; thejdetails of"; ing-z wheel ffortvrewindingll; the music roll, andezar ran'gements "of? parts set means; rotatively' supporting the last .i named 'ithifnwthe} sco peiof'. the? ap'peridedi .vvlheel, "*a; shaft slidable ill-$116 support for t departingfrom' the." spirit said i vvheelpaupinion carried by said shaft to 51 1:3, -vdrivewthei first'; named wheel, "a 'pincarried scribed y iiiventionrwhat v V {i r- 3 11 5 j ond named wheel itoic oactwwith the first Th comb 'ation v ffnieans-for' rotac e'aus'e eitherz of saidydriving wheels to rotate;

. niiig l'for' rotating the take ngfor rQtatingEthe music :rol'l,

supporting-[a inusieroll andla take up roll, .a 4 drivingwheel-for the takeup 'roll, a drivrakefi interpose'd' between fsaid I; gearing to ngage eitherg of saifd -1gearings,' 5 andime ns: tomo ve; the brake intoioperative and imultaneously" shift the drivingfmeans i U I V v to 'drii felithe; first named vWheel, avpi'n carried 7 toizanother. meniberfofisaid%gearings i '2'. TheQcom'binationj fgzinea'nj f0 eta;

" may; up'porting {'ali-n'u'sic" roll andia qtakeup rocking ilfinfgerl engaging the groove to 0p gerate':"sa d fhubya ghandlep-and means con driving wheat-1 m Wind theqinusici roll, m neansto rotate either ofsaid wheels at vvill, aibrak interposed betweenffs Wheels, and

' means for} shifting aidke roniiionepf j shifting said-"shaft: c v 1 'f 7: iiThen-combination of means for movably r I supporting a music' rollfarid a takeJuprTolI, said avvhee'lsfa' dsimultaneously a driving Wheel for thetake-up roll, a driv I 3. Th""combination10f. means forvrotaltively supporting a; music roll and takeup I 3 roll, a] drivingwheel for thetakeup'roll, a to drive the first named Wheel, a pin carried Pthe latter, a pinionad'apted to mesh with.

named pin, a grooved hub on said shaft, a a ing said. pinion, a pin connected With said shaft, a; pin' connected v with the second 'namedidriving WheeLfmeans ito shift said af 'b i set fi st n m d'p o ng f th SeCOnd-named pin to rotate. the second a'named'driving wheel, means to cause, said i pinionto rotate the first named Wheel Yvvhengf said pins are not in engagement and a brake 'erate said hub,ia handle, means connecting Wheels, a spring normally moving 'said brake other of saidvvheels'. 7 either. of the'mi i r ,o L The combination of means 'iforfrota- Q; "tively supporting a Inusic roll and'a take-up r011, afdriving' Wheelfor theQtake-up f roll, a

driving lvvheel'forthemusic roll to rewind I the latter, a pinion adapted tomesh with, the first named driving wheel, a shaft carrying, saidafpinionf-a pin connected, with said; shaft, a pin connected With-thesecondnamed.

driving vvhe'el, means to shift; said shaft. to, i cause the first-named pin to engage these'cond; .Ynamed pin-.to rotate the secondnamed' drivmg whe1, m ans t cause said pinion' to rotate 'thewfirst" named Wheel; when said; pins {are not engagement, fbrake 'between' said c .1 Wheels,- and. means to shift} said brakeinto Tcoaction With the first named: wheeljpvhen;r brake toward one", of said Wheels, 7 and a said'pins arein cooperative relation. 1 i spring connected with said fingerpand with a driving Wheel for the take-up roll, a driving Wheel forrevvinding the, music roll,

drive thefirstname Wheel, a Pincarried by finger engaging the groove to operate said I hub, a handle, means connecting said handle with saidfingerfor shifting said shaft, a brake to coact with said drive Wheels sucingbwheeh-for rewinding the music= roll, I

means rotatively-supporting the last named wheely a shaft slidable in "the support for i by -said shaft,- a pin connected iwith the sec ond'named vvhe'el" to'coacty witli the {fiI-Sli necting saidhandle 'With said finger for ing Wheel *for-"irewinding the =-=music :r01-1, v means rotatively supportingthe-last named, Wheel, a shaft slidable Sin thesupport for said heel,;apini on carried by said shaft .1 i

00 ,by said shaft, a pinconnectedwiththe sec- 0nd named Wheel "to coact with I the first T rocking finger 'engaging'the groove to op: I v '105 said handle With said finger for/shifting said shaft, a brake to coact with said drive supporting; a music roll and a'takeup"rol1,.a

6; "Thefcombinationr-of meansformovably toward oneof said Wheels, and a spring con- 7 nected with said finger and with said brake I I to move said brake into .coaction with the a '8.The combination of means forinovably supporting a music roll, and a take-up roll,

means rotativelysupportin g the last named wheel, a shaftislidable in the a ortio I said Wheel, a pinion carriedby said shaft tdlo' said shaft,a pin connected with the second named vvheel to "coactvvith the first named I 3 pin,- a grooved hub on'said shaft, a rockingl' .vcessively, a spring gnormally moving said 75 i I namedlpling landmeans to shiftsaidvshaft to:

' supportin The combi means 110* shift isaidsh'aft' 11bngitudinal1yg I "afbslidabl and rotative -in said 1 ciojiesyor wi -jaunt jhiaj' e-gsiitaind foi' said wheel, to guide the, latter, 'said ib and means td shift said shaft 'loligi fiidiiial lj' meeting said handle. 'wit-h:--said i finge actuate the? latter; a, pipeuhaving a port valve-Eta QI' tI OI-saidTP rt, said ha idl'h 'ing;f;an:-, .ecntric; and a spring; comiecte 'With saidraya'h e I and ;.coacting with :I said centricitb op n and close said= port. 5 Y Signed. TatE-Ne'W York city-, in;th e 'county- 0 New: .Yorlgi and Estate of v New EYork,i thi aft xhaving means; tOQrotat 1 i 'i'feitli ei'a iof saidw driving -i wheels at wil'l, and;

nieans to 1 shift said-e :shaft' longitudinally,

said bearing havingj a; flangeat, its oilter fend "to retain said Wheel onsaidib'earii g. A

whei; sai'd bearing having ai'flange with having a bore, .a shaftsslidab li it in" said'bore, said shaft haVi'ngYmeafisft r tat'e eith'r of Z said 1 driving; Wheels at :wviil 1 12. The combination yof I'hans fdifmbv T0115; a :f'driviilg "Wheel fbrlxz ewihding th music jroll a "shaft; proyid'ed withimans *t o'perat either of said Wh'els at: will a fingq to .shift said shaft; 1: a; handle,- means; on

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